LOL Scol its true - also I cant stand how bloody noisey the Engels are! My mates one drives me bonkers when i'm in his car.

Mine is a Waeco and they are notorious for doing lids from people sitting on them. I purchased my fridge secondhand with money I had from my 21st.

My fridge had a broken clip and the hinges were rusted when I purchased it so it wasnt in the best of shape. I've since had the hinges & clips replaced and had a full service done on it (cool factor in braeside victoria for any one local who need a fridge serviced - cant recommend them enough!).

But the lid is still a concern of mine, knowing how notorious they are for buckling from people sitting on them - and I've caught people countless times going to sit on mine when it has been taken out of the back of the patrol, so i'm assuming its only going to be a matter of time.

Also the STD lid doesnt seem to have very good thermal insulating properties at all which leads me to believe that this is a major area of heat soak causing the fridge to run inefficiently.

The experiance I've had with both fridges I still sway towards the Waeco as it performs better as a fridge / freezer than the Engel. Also it uses less energy over a 24 hour period it has faster pull down and the warranty on new ones basically cant be beat! Also at nearly half the price of the equivalant Engel the waeco gets my vote every time. In all honesty though I think next time I'm in the market for a fridge I'll look more seriously into the EvaKools or else look into a eutic (spell?) type fridge. I've also looked into having a custom made fridge - its cheaper than you would think!

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Komodo wrote:The experiance I've had with both fridges I still sway towards the Waeco as it performs better as a fridge / freezer than the Engel. Also it uses less energy over a 24 hour period it has faster pull down and the warranty on new ones basically cant be beat! Also at nearly half the price of the equivalant Engel the waeco gets my vote every time. In all honesty though I think next time I'm in the market for a fridge I'll look more seriously into the EvaKools or else look into a eutic (spell?) type fridge. I've also looked into having a custom made fridge - its cheaper than you would think!

I must admit Waeco had definitely lifted their game quite considerably in recent times but I think I would probably still run with the Engel because of the robustness of it overall.

If I had the money and the choice over again I would have gone for an Autofridge (eutectic). I believe them to be the superior of all the 12/240 fridges on the market here.

gypsylady wrote:At this point in my camping career I only use the Engels.

Cheers....

That's cause your wise ... we tried to talk Komodo into an Engel when he was looking but he took the cheaper option ... you can stand on an Engel with a lot more confidence that a WAECO.

Secretly I was worried GL might have a waeco and thus spoil my argument

:?#

Scol.

Sorry seem to have lost this post somewhere so will try again.

Thanks for the vote of confidence but it is simply a case of the Trailblazer, a 60 litre upright no longer fits in the vehicle I now have. The Gaslec is a 3 way and I prefer the 12/240 option these days.